John Hood

Nearly three years ago, former North Carolina Gov. Jim Martin made a blunt pronouncement about the UNC-Chapel Hill academic scandal that brought cheers to fans of the university's sports teams and relief to some public officials. After investigating the scandal for four months, Martin delivered this conclusion to UNC trustees in a hotel ballroom packed with UNC officials and reporters: "This was not an athletic scandal. It was an academic scandal, which is worse; but an isolated one." UNC officials quickly seized on the finding to tell the public it was time to "move forward." Shortly after, one trustee and UNC Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham said in an email...

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Nearly three years ago, former North Carolina Gov. Jim Martin made a blunt pronouncement about the UNC-Chapel Hill academic scandal that brought cheers to fans of the university's sports teams and relief to some public officials. After investigating...